ROGER PHILIP GIRARD

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ROGER PHILIP GIRARD Peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2002 with his family by his side, Roger Philip Girard passed away at the St. Boniface Hospital. Roger was born on July 19, 1938 at Pine Falls, MB. He leaves to cherish his beautiful memory, his wife Barbara of 42 years; children, Rose, Wanda (William), Norbert (Norma), Donovan (Sandra), Douglas (Heidi), and Adrienne (Glen) grandchildren, Brent, Chelsea, Otis, Danelle, Anne Marie, Joshua, Roger, Monique, Mark, Nakita, Calvin, and Anishie; one great-grandchild Isabelle; brothers, Robert Fontaine, Edward Bruyere, Leon Bruyere, Wayne Girard, and Alvin Bruyere; sisters, Annette Bruyere, Lillian Boyko, Julie Cook, Jean Courchene, Karyn Bruyere, Iris Bruyere, Marlene Bruyere, Denise Bruyere, Eileen (Roy) Wiebe, and Verna Mann; uncle Lawrence (Lillian) Morrisseau; aunt Genevieve Guimond; in-laws, Marge (Gordon) Nepinak, Beatrice Courchene, Noella (Morris) Laforte, Ken Swampy, John Swampy, Henry (Frances) Swampy, Sarah Swampy, Julia (John) Courchene; special friends, Melanie Richard, Craig Gerhey and Cyril Courchene; many relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his parents, Ambrose and Madeline; his biological parents, Nepolean Bruyere and Esther Fontaine; sister Norma Guimond; and brother John Bruyere. Wake services were held on Tuesday, July 23 and will also be held on Wednesday, July 24 at St. Alexander Roman Catholic Church, Fort Alexander. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 2:00 p.m., also at the St. Alexander Roman Catholic Church, with Fr. Laval Cloutier officiating. Interment to follow at St. Alexander Roman Catholic Church Cemetery. The family would like to thank the St. Boniface Hospital nurses on 5B for their care shown to Roger. ABORIGINAL FUNERAL CHAPEL 724 SELKIRK AVE. 586-7700

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 24, 2002